Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest live stream and match preview, Saturday April 8, 3.00pm BST
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest live stream and match preview
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Aston Villa are aiming for a fourth win on the trot when they host relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in Birmingham.
Unai Emery’s side are on a super run of form, winning five and drawing one in their last six Premier League outings to climb up to seventh, three points outside the top six.
In stark contrast, Forest are without a win since 5 February, a run of eight games, and are only out of the relegation zone thanks to having a slightly better goal difference than Bournemouth.
The first meeting between the sides this season, in October, ended in a 1-1 draw at the City Ground when Ashley Young responded to an Emmanuel Dennis opener.
Kick-off is at 3.000pm BST. Make sure you know how to watch the Premier League wherever you are.
Team news
Unai Emery has named the following Aston Villa starting 11: (4-2-2-2) Emi Martinez; Ashley Young, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Alex Moreno; John McGinn (captain), Douglas Luiz; Leon Bailey, Jacob Ramsey; Emi Buendia, Ollie Watkins
Steve Cooper has selected the following Nottingham Forest starting 11: (4-3-2-1) Keylor Navas; Neco Williams, Felipe, Moussa Niakhate, Harry Toffolo; Cheikhou Kouyate, Joe Worrall, Danilo; Brennan Johnson, Jonjo Shelvey; Morgan Gibbs-White
Form
Aston Villa: WWWDW
Nottingham Forest: LDLLD
Referee
Anthony Taylor is the referee for Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest.
Stadium
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest will be played at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Kick-off and channel
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest isn't being televised in the UK. It kicks off at 3.00pm BST.
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